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According to <em>Grammarly,</em>
A gerund phrase is a phrase consisting of a gerund and any modifiers or objects associated with it. A gerund is a noun made from a verb root plus <em>ing </em>(a present participle). A whole gerund phrase functions in a sentence just like a noun, and can act as a subject, an object, or a predicate nominative.
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Because Twain's writing is very inspiring and encouraging
A. If either John or Gary fails to bring their power drill, we will not complete this job on time, which our boss will consider unacceptable.
Answer: The element of Logos
Explanation: Logos is one of the three Aristotle's elements of good communication, it consists on the reliability that you have as a person, due to the logic of your statements or the approach you use to share your knowledge. In this case, Dexter relies on his trainer Ken because he shows him a method to complete his task faster. Dexter respects and follows Ken's instructions because of the accuracy of his philosophy.
The rhetorical device that <span>is used in this excerpt from Mark Twain's "The Danger of Lying in Bed" is anecdote (assuming that your options are allusion, rhetorical question, anecdote, and logic).
There is no allusion to any other text here, so that is not the correct answer. There are also no rhetorical questions - questions that don't need an answer because it is implied. I guess there is logic, but it is not a rhetorical device really. So, I'd choose anecdote, because an anecdote is a short, interesting story from someone's life, as is the case here.</span>
